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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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